The Ship’s Log covers journeys undertaken by sail or canal boat, and includes general posts not covered by the Travel category.
When a second squall followed behind the first, all six rally boats turned 180 degrees and were pushed towards the reef. Boats began dragging in the soft sand and one of our number motored deeper to escape the danger.
Turtle Islands and nightmare squalls Read Post »
Imagine how you would feel if you had to make an emergency stop in high risk seas and became sitting ducks on your sailboat. That’s what happened to us and it was a tense moment for all the boats.
Sitting ducks in the pirate zone Read Post »
Esper takes the first security night watch and Liz explains a little bit about what we’re expected to look out for.
Do we need a faster boat? Read Post »
For most of the last two months we have been offline, only able to grab internet here and there via our mobile phones. But now we’re back in Internetland, looking forward to sharing all our adventures.
The Sabah Rally’s over and we’re back in business! Read Post »
So far, Malaysia has been kind to us in allowing sailboats and crew to stay here without visas. The latest RMCO (Recovery Movement Control Order) finishes 31st December and we are hoping the government will extend the same courtesy until it finishes.
Med mooring with the birds and bees… Read Post »
We get lucky with the wind, Liz gets lucky with the fishing and Jamie tries to get lucky at a sexy beach party.
Will we see pygmy elephants? Orangutans? Nesting turtles? Hammerhead sharks? And are the pirates watching us…
The only sailing rally in the world begins! Read Post »
Liz rediscovers her fishing mojo when she lands a skipjack tuna for dinner, while Jamie does his best Millie impression by jumping about with excitement.
Is this SE Asia’s answer to the Caribbean? Read Post »
The problem is that the waters of eastern Sabah are some of the most notorious in the world for kidnappings and piracy. So the only chance we’ll ever get to see this part of the world is to…
Why are we sailing through pirate waters (again)? Read Post »
Our FTBMates Monthly Prize Draw is back! For the last few months our print company has been unable to fulfill all print orders, for obvious reasons. They’re still not sending out mugs but they’re back in the business of fulfilling
Our Monthly Prize Draw Is Back Read Post »
We have a discount coupon just for our email subscribers! It’s running for one week only and can be used on any item in our shop. Why are we doing this? Because it’s summer! Because you need one of our
Discount this week for our email subscribers! Read Post »
We left the marina and spent our first night at anchor in a spot where it turned out to be illegal to drop the hook without a permit. Although we knew it was a marine park, we hadn’t realised we were not allowed to anchor until the next day…
Sabah – first days at anchor after lockdown Read Post »
Platform fees, processing fees, payout fees… they all eat away at the generous pledges from Patrons.
What’s wrong with Patreon? Read Post »
Now that we’re at anchor we get a much better perspective of the impressive Sabbah mountain range. Dominating the landscape, however, rising high above every other mountain, is Mount Kinabalu. It stands at over 4,000m above sea level and can
The Mighty Mount Kinabalu Read Post »
One more from that mangrove, just to show you how dense it is. It meanders for a good half a mile into thick roots. Sometimes paddling becomes impossible so you end up bouncing off trees hanging over your head. I
That Dense Mangrove on Gaya Island, Sabah Read Post »
